# Andagathurai Village, Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/vedaranyam/andagathurai/ Village · Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam # Andagathurai Andagathurai is a village in Vedaranyam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614806**. The 2011 Census counted **1,203 people in 293 households**, the 44th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 1,203people (2011) - 293households - 80.3%literacy - 614806PIN code ## Andagathurai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Andagathurai is 614806.** Andagathurai falls in Vedaranyam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614806 - Gram panchayatPiranthiyankarai - Community development blockVedaranyam - Census village code637806 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Andagathurai from nearby towns? - Vedaranyam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)55 km by road - Thiruthuraipoondi (nearest town)16 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Andagathurai? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Andagathurai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chettipulam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallimedu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thalainayar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 7 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Andagathurai known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and coconut**. About 81% of the 342 hectares of village land is sown, and 274 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Andagathurai Of every 100 households in Andagathurai in 2011, 89 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Andagathurai · ■ Vedaranyam rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **87% Toilet within the home ****19%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **75% Tap water ****100%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **84% Use banking services ****43%** **58% Television ****82%** **87% Mobile phone ****47%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Andagathurai? ■ Andagathurai · ■ Vedaranyam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914** **929 Working population ****61.8%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 74.1% for women. 66% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 64 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 496 (67%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 102 (14%) · **■** Marginal 80 (11%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Vedaranyam - Thennadar1,774 people - Kadinevayal1,594 people - Kadanthethi1,440 people - Mulakarai1,297 people - Thulasapuram1,082 people - Maharajapuram875 people - Vedaraniyapuram71 people - Maharajapuram8 people [All 51 villages in Vedaranyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/vedaranyam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Andagathurai?614806 - How far is Andagathurai from Nagapattinam?55 km by road - What is the population of Andagathurai?1,203 (Census 2011) - Which district is Andagathurai in?Nagapattinam district (Vedaranyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Andagathurai?80.3% (Census 2011)